[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2334

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's 
  rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a 
                   member of the uniformed services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2025

   Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's 
  rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a 
                   member of the uniformed services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT: PREEMPTION OF SQUATTERS' 
              RIGHTS.

    (a) Preemption.--The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (54 Stat. 
1178; 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by inserting, after section 
301, the following new section:

``SEC. 301A. PREEMPTION OF SQUATTER'S RIGHTS.

    ``Any State law establishing squatter's rights shall not apply to 
premises--
            ``(1) owned by a servicemember; and
            ``(2) occupied by a squatter during a period of military 
        service of such servicemember.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act (50 U.S.C. 3901(b)) is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 301 the following new item:

``301A. Preemption of squatter's rights.''.
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